Getting Around

Remises

Throughout the whole country of Argentina the so called "remis" service is very well known. A remis is a sort of taxi service, but the difference is that you just hire a driver with his/her own personal car. A remis is many times considered much more safe because you don't just pick them up from the street (they are unrecognizable) but you have to order them in a remis service office or you can phone them. If you stay in a certain area of Buenos Aires for a longer periode (weeks) or if you stay in a city of village within Argentina for weeks than it is really interesting to get more..

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Bus transport in Buenos Aires

The best way to get a real touch of Buenos Aires is to take one of the thousands of "collectivos", the local buslines. They make a hell of a noise, so you should be able to recognize them easily. To make a busdriver stop for you you'll have to indicate clearly that you want him/her to stop, otherwise they simply ignore you.

A passage from A to B costs you (depending on the distance of course) normally 80 centavos (0,8 pesos). To pay you need cash, because you'll have to put your coins in a machine, the drivers do not have any money or change on them. Good to know, more..